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WALKER TARGETS MORE PODIUMS AT SPA
James Walker heads for the legendary Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium
this weekend for the 11th and 12th rounds of the British International
Formula 3 Championship aiming for two good finishes after...

WALKER TARGETS MORE PODIUMS AT SPA

James Walker heads for the legendary Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium
this weekend for the 11th and 12th rounds of the British International
Formula 3 Championship aiming for two good finishes after taking the
chequered flag in only half the races so far this season.

However, with three of those finishes being podium places, including one
at Snetterton last time out, he clearly has the pace and is expecting to
start adding to his tally of one Formula 3 win before long.

"To do it at Spa would be special," he says. "I love
this circuit. It's great to compete at the Grand Prix tracks and
this has the best corner in the world, Eau Rouge. The atmosphere there is
brilliant and it's a real driver's circuit.

"It's a long lap in an F3 car -- you're looking at
2min 15secs -- and it's incredibly challenging. Spa rewards
bravery but you need to be very smooth to be quick as it only has two
slow corners. I'm really looking forward to it and think it will
give me a good chance to climb the points table."

This weekend's two races are on Friday afternoon and Saturday
morning ahead of the Spa 24 Hours sportscar classic which starts on
Saturday afternoon.